Xue Xin, Jiang Lisheng, Duenninger Erich, Muenzel Manuela, Guan Shaofeng, Fazakas Adam, Cheng Fanzhou, Illnitzky Juergen, Keil Thorsten, Yu Jiangtao
Department of Cardiology, Helmut-G.-Walther-Klinikum, 96215, Lichtenfels, Germany.
Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.
Heart Vessels. 2018 Sep;33(9):1068-1075. doi: 10.1007/s00380-018-1157-x. Epub 2018 Mar 22.
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is high in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been recognized as an efficient alternative to oral anticoagulation for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with non-valvular AF (NVAF); however, the long-term safety and efficacy of LAAC in patients with CKD remain unclear. This study was designed to provide data regarding the safety and efficacy of LAAC in NVAF patients with CKD. A real-world analysis of the safety and efficacy of LAAC was performed on a cohort of 300 NVAF patients with or without CKD who underwent LAAC using the Watchman (WM) device at our center. The patients with CKD (n = 151) were significantly older (77.0 ± 7.2 vs. 73.2 ± 7.8 years, respectively, P < 0.0001) and had a higher CHA2DS2-VASc score (4.3 ± 1.5 vs. 3.4 ± 1.4, respectively, P < 0.0001) and HAS-BLED score (4.0 ± 1.0 vs. 3.0 ± 1.0, respectively, P < 0.0001) than the patients without CKD (n = 149). However, there were no differences between groups with respect to the device implant success rate (98.7 vs. 97.3%, respectively, P = 0.446) or severe periprocedural complications within 7 days. The patients were followed up for 637 ± 398 days, and all patients received repeat transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Thirteen (4.3%) device-related thrombi, 3 (1.0%) ischemic strokes, and 19 (6.3%) non-procedural major bleeding cases were documented, and there were no differences in these complications between groups. The observed rate of all thromboembolic events by Kaplan-Meier analysis decreased by 68.8% (CKD) and 48.6% (non-CKD); moreover, the observed annual rate of bleeding was reduced by 57.5% (CKD) and 11.4% (non-CKD). Our results indicate that LAAC with the WM device is safe and effective in preventing stroke in NVAF patients with and without CKD.
慢性肾脏病(CKD)在心房颤动(AF)患者中的患病率较高。左心耳封堵术(LAAC)已被公认为是预防非瓣膜性房颤(NVAF)患者血栓栓塞事件的一种有效替代口服抗凝治疗的方法;然而,LAAC在CKD患者中的长期安全性和有效性仍不明确。本研究旨在提供有关LAAC在合并CKD的NVAF患者中的安全性和有效性的数据。对在我们中心使用Watchman(WM)装置进行LAAC的300例有或无CKD的NVAF患者队列进行了LAAC安全性和有效性的真实世界分析。CKD患者(n = 151)比无CKD患者(n = 149)年龄显著更大(分别为77.0±7.2岁和73.2±7.8岁,P < 0.0001),CHA2DS2-VASc评分更高(分别为4.3±1.5和3.4±1.4,P < 0.0001),HAS-BLED评分更高(分别为4.0±1.0和3.0±1.0,P < 0.0001)。然而,两组在装置植入成功率(分别为98.7%和97.3%,P = 0.446)或7天内严重围手术期并发症方面没有差异。对患者进行了637±398天的随访,所有患者均接受了重复经食管超声心动图(TEE)检查。记录到13例(4.3%)与装置相关的血栓、3例(1.0%)缺血性卒中以及19例(6.3%)非手术相关的大出血病例,两组在这些并发症方面没有差异。通过Kaplan-Meier分析观察到的所有血栓栓塞事件发生率在CKD组降低了68.8%,在非CKD组降低了48.6%;此外,观察到的年出血率在CKD组降低了57.5%,在非CKD组降低了11.4%。我们的结果表明,使用WM装置进行LAAC在预防有或无CKD的NVAF患者发生卒中方面是安全有效的。